NetBeans IDE 7.4 Beta extends HTML5 features to Java EE and PHP application development; introduces new support for Hybrid HTML5 development on Android and iOS platforms; provides support for preview versions of JDK 8; and has redesigned JavaFX support.

For mobile developers the main new HTML5 features are:

Support for Phonegap application development on Android and iOS

Support for Android and iOS Browsers

Browser switcher in main toolbar

Saving changes from Chrome Developer Tools

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There is also editing support for the SASS and LESS stylesheet languages, and new network monitor.

HTML5 features are now available in both Java EE projects and PHP applications. PHP developers also have new support for Nette Framework (with Latte templates), Zend Framework 2 and the Atoum PHP 5.3+ unit testing framework. In addition there are refactoring improvements and static code analysis support.

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